Chapter 4
MOVING CHARGE AND MAGNETISM
Assignment booklet
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
PREPARED BY
Er. JITIN K MITTAL
THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
1) Define magnetic field.
2) State Oersted’s observation.
3) Write Biot–Savart’s law. Explain the symbols used.
4) Use Biot Savart’s law to obtain a formula for the magnetic field at the center of a circular loop
of radius R carrying a steady current I.
5) Using Biot Savart’s law, derive the expression for the magnetic field due to a current carrying a
circular arc coil, at the center of the coil.
6) Deduce the expression for the magnetic field produced at the center of a semicircular wire loop
of radius R carrying current I.
7) Using Biot Savart’s law, derive the expression for magnetic field due to a current carrying
circular coil, at a point along the axis of the coil.
8) How will the magnetic field intensity at the center of a circular coil change, if the current
through the coil is doubled and the radius of the coil is halved?
9) In what respect does a wire carrying a current differ from a wire which carries no current?
ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS
10) A current of 5 A is flowing from south to north in a straight wire. Find the magnetic field due to
a 1 cm piece of wire at a point 1 m northeast of the piece of wire.
11) A current element 3 dl is at (0,0,0) along the y-axis. If dl = 1 cm, find the magnetic field at a
distance 20 cm on the x-axis.
12) A straight wire carrying a current of 12A is bent into a semicircular arc of radius 0.02m as
shown in Fig. What is the direction and magnitude of B at the center of the arc?
13) A circular segment of radius 0.10m subtends an angle of 600 at its center. A current of 3
ampere is flowing through it in a clockwise direction. Find the magnitude and direction of the
magnetic field at the center C of the segment.
14) A circular coil of wire of 50 turns, each of radius 0.08m carries a current of 0.8 A. Find the
magnetic field at the center of the coil.
15) A circular loop of 2 turns carries a current of 5 A. if the magnetic field at the center of the loop is
0.40 mT, find the radius of the loop.
16) Two parallel coaxial circular coils of equal radius R and equal number of turns N, carry equal
current I in the same direction and are separated by the distance 2R. Find the magnetic field
produced at the mid-point of the line joining their centers.
17) Two small identical circular coils marked 1,2 carry equal current and are placed with their
geometric axes perpendicular to each other as shown in Fig . Derive an expression for the net
magnetic field at O. Radii of each coil is r.
18) A wire of length L is bent in the form of a circular coil having N turns of the same radius. If a
steady current flows through it in a clockwise direction, find the magnitude and direction of the
magnetic field produced at its center.
19) A length of wire carries a current. It is bent first to form a circular plane coil of one turn. The
same length is now bent more sharply to give a double loop of a smaller radius. When the
same current is passed, find the ratio of the magnetic field at the center.
20) Two identical circular loops P and Q each of radius R and carrying current I are kept in
perpendicular planes such that they have a common centre as shown in the figure. Find the
magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at the common center of the two coils.
21) Two identical circular loops P and Q each of radius r and carrying currents I and 2I respectively
are lying in parallel planes such that they have a common axis. The direction of current in both
loops is clockwise as seen from O which is equidistant from both loops. Find the magnetic field
at point O.
22) Two identical circular loops P and Q each of radius r and carrying currents are lying in parallel
planes such that they have a common axis passing through O. The direction of current in P is
clockwise and in Q is anticlockwise as seen from O which is equidistant from both loops. Find
the magnetic field at point O.
ASSIGNMENT NO. 2
PREPARED BY
Er. JITIN K MITTAL
THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
1) State Ampere’s circuital law.
2) What is a solenoid?
3) Using Ampere’s circuital law find an expression for the magnetic field at a point situated at a
normal distance r from an infinitely long, current-carrying straight wire.
4) Using Ampere’s circuital law derive the expression for the magnetic field due to a current
carrying a circular cylinder of infinite length,
a. At a point outside the cylinder.
b. At a point on the surface.
c. When the point is inside the circle. Show the variation of B with r.
5) A straight thick long wire of uniform cross-section of radius a is carrying a steady current I.
Calculate the ratio of the magnetic field at a point a/2 above the surface of the wire to that at
a point a/2 below the surface. What is the maximum value of the field of this wire?
ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS
6) A conductor carries a current of 90A in the East to West direction. Find the magnetic field
due to the current at a point 1.5 m below the conductor.
7) A long straight thin conductor carries a current of 40A in the South to North direction. What is
the magnetic field at a point 2.0 m West of the wire?
8) Two long straight horizontal parallel wires, one above the other, are separated by the
distance 2a. If the wires carry equal currents in opposite directions, what is the field
magnitude in the plane of the wires at a point :
a. Midway between them
b. At a distance above the upper wire?
If the wires carry equal currents in the same direction, what is the field magnitude in the
plane of wires at a point:
c. Midway between them
d. At a distance above the upper wire?
9) Two long parallel wires are 8.0 cm apart. What equal currents must flow in the wires if the
magnetic field halfway between them is to have a magnitude of 300µT? Consider both
antiparallel currents.
10) A solenoid of length 0.20 m, having 120 turns, carries a current of 2.50A. Find the magnetic
field in the interior of the solenoid.
ASSIGNMENT NO. 3
PREPARED BY
Er. JITIN K MITTAL
THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
1) In a chamber of uniform magnetic field B, a charged particle enters with velocity v. Write the
expression for the force experienced by the charged particle. In the expression, which pairs
are always perpendicular?
2) Write the relation for the force F acting on a charge carrier q moving with a velocity v
through a magnetic field B in vector notation. Using this relation deduce the conditions under
which this force will be
a. Minimum
b. Maximum
3) Define the SI unit of the magnetic field.
4) When will the force experienced by a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field be
maximum or minimum?
5) No force is experienced by a stationary charge in a magnetic field. Why?
6) An electron moving in a region does not suffer any deflection due to any external force on it.
Can we say that no magnetic field exists in that region, with surety?
7) What will be the direction or path of a charged particle moving along the direction of a
magnetic field?
8) In a certain arrangement, a proton does not get deflected while passing through a magnetic
field region. Under what conditions is it possible?
9) What will be the path of an electron entering a uniform magnetic field at an angle,
a. θ=0o
b. θ=180o
c. θ=90o
d. at an angle less than 90o
10) An electron and a proton moving with the same speed enter the same magnetic field region
at right angles to the direction of the field. For which of the two particles will the radius of the
circular path be smaller?
11) An electron beam is moving along the positive X axis in the presence of a uniform magnetic
field along the positive Y axis. What is the direction of force acting on it?
12) An electron beam projected along +ve X-axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic field
along the Y-axis. What is the direction of a magnetic field?
13) A proton is moving along the positive x-axis in the presence of a uniform magnetic field
along the positive y-axis. What is the direction of force acting on it?
14) A beam of alpha particles moving along the x axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic
field along the axis. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
15) As shown in the figure, a charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field and experiences
an upward force. What is the sign of the charged particle?
16) An electron and proton are moving along the axis in a uniform magnetic field shown in the
figure. Give the direction of Lorentz's force.
17) A neutron, a proton, an electron, and an alpha particle enter a region of constant magnetic
field with equal velocities. The magnetic field is along the inward normal to the plane of the
paper. The tracks of the particles are labeled in the figure. Relate the tracks to the four
particles
18) A charged particle moves perpendicular to a magnetic field. Which of the following quantities
change and which not? Explain
a. Speed,
b. Velocity,
c. Momentum,
d. Kinetic energy.
19) Can a uniform magnetic field be used to speed up a charged particle? Explain.
20) A charged particle of mass m, a charge moving at a uniform velocity v, enters a uniform
magnetic field B, acting normal to the plane of paper. Deduce the expression for the
a. Radius of circular path
b. Kinetic energy of the particle
21) A charge particle enters a region where both electric field and magnetic fields are present. If
the charge particle moves undeflected through the region, what conditions must be
satisfied?
22) A proton moves west to east in a region where the uniform electric field is perpendicularly
downwards. What should be the direction of the uniform magnetic field in the same region, if
proton moves undeflected through the region?
23) An electron is moving vertically downwards in a region where a uniform magnetic field is
from the south to north direction. What must be the direction of the electric field so that the
electron moves undeflected?
24) A charge q moving along the x axis with a velocity v
is subjected to a uniform magnetic field B acting
along Z axis as it crosses the origin O.
a. Trace trajectory
b. Does the charged particle gain kinetic energy
as it enters the magnetic field? Justify your
answer.
ANALYTICAL QUESTION
25) An alpha particle and a proton enter the same uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with
the same speed. What is the ratio of the radius of the paths followed by the two?
26) An alpha particle and a proton enter the same uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with
the same momentum. What is the ratio of the radius of the paths followed by the two?
27) An alpha particle and a proton enter the same uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with
the same kinetic energy. What is the ratio of the radius of the paths followed by the two?
28) An alpha particle and a proton accelerated through same potential difference enter the same
uniform magnetic field perpendicularly. What is the ratio of the radius of the paths followed
by the two?
29) An alpha particle and a deuteron enter the same uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with
the same momentum. What is the ratio of the radius of the paths followed by the two?
30) A proton and a deuteron having equal linear momenta enter in a region of uniform magnetic
field at right angle to the direction of the field. What is the ratio of the radii of their paths?
31) A proton, a deuteron and an alpha particle having the same kinetic energy are allowed to
pass through a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the direction of motion. Compare the
radii of their circular paths.
32) An electron moving with a speed of 5X107 ms-1 enters a magnetic field 5x10- 3T in a
direction perpendicular to field. Calculate:
a. Radius of the path,
b. Frequency of revolution of electron.
33) A long straight wire AB carrier a current of 4 A. A proton P travels at 4 x106 m/s, parallel to
the wire, 0.2 m from it as shown. Calculate the force experienced by the proton. Also specify
the direction of force.
34) A long straight wire AB carrier [[[a current of 10A. A proton P travels at 105 m/s, parallel to
the wire, 0.20m from it as shown. Calculate the force experienced by the proton. Also
specify the direction of force.
35) An electron beam passes through a magnetic field of 4 𝑚𝑊𝑏/𝑚2 and an electric field of 2 x
104 V/m, both acting simultaneously. The path of electron remaining undeviated, calculate
the speed of the electrons. If the electric field is removed, what will be the radius of the
electron path?
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ASSIGNMENT NO. 4
PREPARED BY
Er. JITIN K MITTAL
THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
1) Find the force on a current-carrying conductor placed in the uniform magnetic field.
2) Write the rule to find the direction of force experienced by a conductor carrying a current
when placed in a uniform magnetic field.
3) Find the expression for the force between two parallel conductors carrying current in the
opposite direction.
4) Find the expression for force experienced by two parallel wires carrying current and hence
define one ampere.
5) Prove that two parallel current elements exert equal and opposite force on each other.
6) Explain why an electron beam moving with uniform velocity is gradually diverging. As it is
accelerated to high velocity, it starts converging. Explain.
7) Why does a solenoid tend to contract when a current passes through it?
8) Two long parallel wires are hanging freely. If they are connected to a battery in series, what
would be the effect on their positions?
9) Two long parallel wires are hanging freely. If they are connected to a battery in parallel, what
would be the effect on their positions?
ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS
10) Two long parallel straight wires X and Y separated by a distance of 5cm in air carry current
of 10A and 5A respectively, in opposite directions. Calculate the magnitude and direction of
the force on a 20cm length of wire Y.
11) A rectangular loop of sides 25cm x 10 cm carries a current of 15 A. It is placed with its longer
side parallel to the long straight conductor 2.0 cm apart and carrying a current of 25A. Find
the net force on the loop. What will be the difference in force experienced if the current in the
loop is reversed?
12) Determine the magnitude and direction of the force experienced by the loop due to the
magnetic field produced by the long and straight wire carrying current 4A as shown in the
figure.
13) Two very long straight wires A and B carry currents of 10 A and 20 A respectively, and are at
a distance 20 cm apart as shown in the figure. If a third wire C (of length 15 cm) having a
current of 10 A is placed between them. How much force will act on C? The direction of
current in all three wires is the same.
36) A horizontal wire 0.1m long having a mass 3g carries a current of 5 A. Find the magnitude of
the magnetic field which must act at 30° to the length of the wire in order to support its
weight. (use g = 10 m/s2).
ANSWERS
1) Refer notes
2) Fleming’s left hand rule.
3) Refer notes
4) Refer notes
5) Refer notes
6) When the electron beam has a low velocity, the electrostatic repulsion between the electrons
is stronger than the magnetic attraction between them. So the beam diverges. When the
velocity becomes high, the magnetic attraction between the electrons becomes stronger
than electrostatic repulsion and the beam converges.
7) The current in adjacent turns of the solenoid flows in the same direction. So different turns
attract one another and solenoid contracts.
8) Repel
9) Attract
10) 25x10-7 N
11) 7.8 x 10-4 N, attractive. If direction of current is reversed, then direction of force will be
reversed.
12) 2.67 X 10-6 N Towards the straight wire
13) 3 X 10-5 N, towards B
14) 0.03 T
ASSIGNMENT NO. 5
PREPARED BY
Er. JITIN K MITTAL
THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
1) What happen when a rectangular coil carrying current is placed in a uniform magnetic field?
2) Derive an expression for the torque on the rectangular coil of area A, carrying a current I,
and placed in a rectangular magnetic field B. The angle between the direction of magnetic
field and vector perpendicular to the plane is θ.
3) What do you mean by radial field?
4) When is the torque experienced by rectangular coil placed in uniform magnetic field,
maximum or minimum?
ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS
5) Calculate torque on 1000 turns coil of area 0.08 m2, carrying a current 20A, when placed
making an angle of 60O with a magnetic field of 2.0 T.
6) A uniform magnetic field of 0.3 T is acting along z axis. A rectangular loop of area 10 X 5
cm2 carries a current of 12 A. What are the torques on the loop?
ASSIGNMENT NO. 6
PREPARED BY
Er. JITIN K MITTAL
THEORITICAL QUESTION
1) With the help of a labeled diagram, explain the principle and working of a moving coil
galvanometer.
2) Write two properties of a material used as a suspension wire in a moving coil galvanometer.
3) Define the current sensitivity and voltage sensitivity of a galvanometer.
4) Increasing the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer may not necessarily increase
the voltage sensitivity of the galvanometer. Justify?
5) Give two factors by which the current sensitivity or voltage sensitivity of a moving coil
galvanometer can be increased.
6) What is the importance of the radial magnetic field in a moving coil galvanometer?
7) What is the function of soft iron cylinder between the poles of a galvanometer?
8) Why are pole pieces of galvanometer made concave?
9) Why do we prefer phosphor bronze alloy for the suspension wire of a moving coil
galvanometer?
10) What is the resistance of an ideal:
a. Ammeter
b. Voltmeter
11) Why should an ammeter have low resistance?
12) Why should voltmeter have high resistance?
13) Why a moving coil galvanometer cannot be used as an ammeter as such?
14) Why is a voltmeter connected in parallel in a circuit?
15) Why is an ammeter connected in series in the circuit?
16) How will you convert a galvanometer into a
a. Voltmeter
b. Ammeter
17) Which one of the two an ammeter or a mill ammeter, has a higher resistance and why?
18) Out of an ammeter and a voltmeter, which of the two has higher resistance and why
19) What happens when an ammeter is connected in parallel with a circuit?
20) What happens when a voltmeter is connected in series with a circuit?
21) Is the resistance of voltmeter is larger or smaller than the resistance of galvanometer from
which it is converted?
22) If among two identical galvanometer, one is to be converted into ammeter and other into milli
ammeter, which will require a shunt of larger resistance?
23) Can we increase/ decrease the range of an ammeter?
24) Can we increase/decrease the range of a voltmeter?
25) When an ammeter is put in a circuit, does it read slightly less or more than the actual current
in the original circuit? Justify your answer.
ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS
26) Compare the current sensitivities and voltage sensitivities of following moving coil
galvanometers:
Meter A: N= 20, A = 1.0 X 10-3 m2, B=0.2 T, R = 30Ω
Meter B: N= 25, A = 2.0 X 10-3 m2, B=0.2 T, R = 40Ω
Springs in both the meters have same torsional constants.
27) A current of 300µA deflects a coil of moving coil galvanometer through 30o. What should be
the current to cause the rotation through π/5 radians? What is the current sensitivity of the
galvanometer?
28) A galvanometer with a coil of resistance 12 shows full scale deflection for a current of 2.5mA.
How will you convert the meter into (a) an ammeter of range 0 to 7.5A, (b) a voltmeter of
range 0 to 10.0V? Also determine the net resistance of the meter in each case?
29) Calculate the value of the resistance needed to convert a galvanometer of resistance 200Ω,
which gives a full-scale deflection of 5 mA, into a voltmeter of range 25 V range.
30) If the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by 20%, its resistance
also increased by 1.5 times. How will the voltage sensitivity of the galvanometer be affected?
31) When a galvanometer having 30 divisions scale and 100Ω resistance is connected in series
with the battery of emf 3 V and resistance 200Ω, it shows full scale deflection. Find the figure
of merit of the galvanometer in microampere
32) A galvanometer with a scale divided into 100 equal divisions has a current sensitivity of 10
divisions per mA and a voltage sensitivity of 2 divisions per mV. What adoptions are required
to read
a. 5 A for full scale and
b. 1 division per volt?
c.
33) A galvanometer having 30 divisions has a current sensitivity of 20µA/division. It has a
resistance of 25Ω. How will you convert it into an ammeter upto 1 ampere? How will you
convert this ammeter into a voltmeter up to 1 volt